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J. s. WINER REGISTER Filed March 27, 1925 2 sheets-sheet 2 (Z5585 wami ATI'ORNEY Patented Nov. 13, 1928.

T S ATE NT 9 JESSE S. WINEB, OF STURGIS, MICHIGAN.

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REGISTER.

Application filed March 27, 1925. Serial No. 18,896.

This invention relatesto new and useful improvements in registers andvmore part 1c11 larly to an electrically controlled comblnation register and annunciator. The mam object of my invention is the provision of a register and annunciator which 1s particularly adapted for use in barber shops, beauty parlors and the like, for annunciatmg the turns of the patrons of the shop so that each person will be taken care of in their proper turn.

Another object of my invention is theprovision of a register which Wlll consecutlvely announce the turn of the patrons of a shop which are given a number as they enter the shop so that when their turn is announced their'attention will be called to the same.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a register electrically operated which may be used for various purposes .either in annunciating and indicating consecutive turns of several parties, but can be used equally as well for registering and giving the total in the counting of articles or the like. With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out 1n the clalm and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved register,

Fig. 2 is a top plan v 1ew,

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation, and

. Fig. 4 is a detail transverse section on the line 4-4 of. Figure 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the body plate which supports a dial 2 having circularly arranged sections 3 thereon with each section provided with a numeral, the numerals to run consecutively, starting ata certain point, from 1 to 40, although it will be apparent any number of sections may be formed upon the dial.

Upon the back of the body plate 1 is an angular bracket 4, the horizontal portion of which carries the shaft supports 5 which support the shaft 6 upon the outer end of which is mounted an indicator 7 for cooperation with the dial Q. Mounted upon the horizontal portion of the bracket 4 is a U- shaped support 8, the upper ends of which are provided with openings 9 in which is its bearings. v

of the rod so that the arm 14 will be properly slidably mounted a reciprocating roll 10. Onev arm of theU-shaped member 8 carries an angular bracket 11 in one arm of which is mounted an adjustable screw 12, the inner end of which normally forms a stop for the rod 10, said rod being normally retained in contact with the end of the screw by means of a coil spring 13'. The other end of the rod carries a transverse arm 14 whichis adapted to be attracted to the elec-.

fro-magnets 15 when the magnets are energized to movethe rod longitudinally 1-11 In order to prevent rotation positioned relative to the contact-points 16 of the magnets, a guide pin 17 is provided which'is slidably mounted in one of the arms ofthe U-shaped member 8 and is supported bymeans of a rod 18 carried by the rod 10.

The rod 10 carries a pawl 19 which is adapted to engage with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 20 mounted upon the shaft 6 and positioned in alignment with the rod. The ratchet 20 is retained against backward movement by means of a yieldable pawl 21 attached to the intermediate portion of the U-shaped member 8 and'normally engaging the teeth of the ratchet. 'It will be apparent that the ratchet 20 is mounted upon and fixed to the shaft 6 so that upon rotation of the hshaft 6, the indicator 7 will move therewit The electro-magnets are connected to the battery 22 and to an annunciator 23 so that when the switch 24 is closed, the electromagnets 15 will be energized to move. the rod 10 toward the electro-magnets, moving the pawl 19 a distance equal to the distance between the two of said teeth so that the pawl will pass over one of the teeth and engage with thesame, this movement of the rod 10 placing the spring 13 under tension so that as soon as the switch 24 is opened the rod 10 will be released, the tension of the spring 13 moving the-rod away from the magnets and toward the inner end of the screw 12,'this movement of the rod rotating the ratchet and imparting movement to the shaft 6 and indicator 7 It will be noted that upon the return movement of the rod 10 for rotating the ratchet 20 the pawl 21 will ride over theteeth and prevent any backward movement of the ratchet when the pawl 19=is being moved forwardly again over the ratchet teeth. It

I will be apparent that by providing the screw 12 the tension of the spring 13 may be readily adjusted and the screw is retained in an adjusted position by means of the lock nut 25. The switch 2 indicated above may be of any Well known type but the push button type is preferred. I

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will .be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying: my invention into practice without sacrificing any ofthe novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim is In combination, a body plate having a dial on one face thereof, an indicator movable over the face of the dial, a supporting member carried by the body plate, a U- shaped bracket, a rotatable shaft supported by said bracket and carrying said indicator, another substantially U-shaped bracket, a rod slidably supported by said last mentioned bracket, an arm on said rod, a pin on said rod adapted to extend through an opening in one leg of said bracket whereby rotation of said rod may be prevented, a ratchet wheel mountedvon said shaft, a pawl on said rod adapted to engage said ratchet wheel, a paWl' adapted to prevent retroactive movement of said ratchet wheel, electromagnets, an armature on the end of said rod, means for supporting said electromagnets such that when energized they will attract said armature, a spring adapted to be expanded by said attraction of said armature on said rod whereby said rod will be moved to cause said pawl to move said ratchet after said magnets have been de energized after they have attracted said armature whereby said moved over said dial in a step by step manner, a bracket carried by a leg of said second named U-shaped bracket, and an'adjustable screw carried by said bracket adapted to engage the end of said rod whereby JESSE s. WINEVRQ indicator will be movement of said rod as caused by said 

